i wish i was a mole in the ground TRADITIONAL clawhammer baritone ukulele cover

"I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground" is a traditional American folk song. It was most famously recorded by Bascom Lamar Lunsford in 1928 for Brunswick Records in Ashland, Kentucky. Harry Smith included "I Wish I Was a Mole in the Ground" on his Anthology of American Folk Music released by Folkways Records in 1952. The notes for Smith's Anthology state that Lunsford learned this song from Fred Moody, a North Carolina neighbor, in 1901.
My lyrics are based on Les Blackwell's version, as the words are more suitable for an online ukulele challenge which I am submitting this for.
I also made some water colour paintings for this video. Hope you will enjoy.
My art blog (which I am still updating) is www.siajoohian...
[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
C G C
Wish I was a mole in the ground
F C
Wish I was a mole in the ground
F Am
If I was a mole in the ground, I’d tear this mountain down
C G C
Wish I was a mole in the ground
[Verse 2]
C G C
Wish I was a broken cigarette
F C
Wish I was a broken cigarette
F Am
If I was a broken cigarette, I’d had never touched her lips
C G C
Wish I was a broken cigarette
[Verse 3]
C G C
Wish I was an old boxcar door
F C
Wish I was an old boxcar door
F Am
If I was an old boxcar door, I’d open up no more
C G C
Wish I was an old boxcar door
[Verse 4]
C G C
Wish I was a mole in the ground
F C
Wish I was a mole in the ground
F Am
Were I a mole in the ground, I’d tear this mountain down
C G C
Wish I was a mole in the ground
[Verse 5]
C G C
Wish I would’ve never made her leave
F C
Wish I would’ve never made her leave
F Am
If I'd had never made her leave, she’d be sitting here with me
C G C
Wish I would’ve never made her leave
[Verse 6]
C G C
My heart it ain't no home for a girl
F C
My heart it ain't no home for a girl
F Am
It’s been beaten it’s been battered, it’s been kicked around the world
C G C
My heart it ain't no home for a girl
[Verse 7]
C G C
Wish I was a mole in the ground
F C
Wish I was a mole in the ground
F Am
Were I a mole in the ground, I’d tear this mountain down
C G C
Wish I was a mole in the ground
[Verse 8]
C G C
Wish I'd had somewhere for me to go
F C
Wish I'd had somewhere for me to go
F Am
If I'd had somewhere to go, then I’d call that place my home
C G C
Wish I'd had somewhere for me to go
[Verse 9]
C G C
Wish I was a needle in her vein
F C
Oh I wish I were a needle in her vein
F Am
Were I a needle in her vein, I’d take away her pain
C G C
Wish I was a needle in her vein
[Verse 10]
C G C
Wish I were a mole in the ground
F C
Oh I wish I were a mole in the ground
F Am
Were I a mole in the ground, I’d tear this mountain down.
C G C
Wish I were a mole in the ground.
C G C
…Wish I were a mole in the ground.

[@nellys-magical-minstrel-music]

Wonderful picking and performance! 🙏💖 It's always worth it, to take a listen at your channel! 😃👍

[@piekia]

Thank you Nelly!!!

[@ericAlohaMoanaWaves]

nice. i love this song.

[@piekia]

Thanks Eric!

[@mrgildons]

Wonderful version!

[@piekia]

Thanks, Sir! Twas your version that reminded me of this song!